Tier

Win Rate

50.7%

Pick Rate

4.0%

Matches

235,483
Alistar Runes
Core Alistar Item Build Order54.3% Win Rate (2,149 Games)
Crystalline Bracer
Tear of the Goddess

Starting

Heartsteel

1st

Mercury's Treads

2nd

Winter's Approach

3rd

Heartsteel

4th

Sunfire Aegis

5th

Winter's Approach

6th

Crystalline Bracer
Tear of the Goddess
Heartsteel
Mercury's Treads
Winter's Approach
Heartsteel
Sunfire Aegis
Winter's Approach

Core Alistar Item Build Path

Situational

Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Warmog's Armor
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Frozen Heart
Unending Despair
Force of Nature

Summoner Spells

Flash
56%5,000 Games
Alistar Skill Order0
Triumphant Roar

1

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3

4

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Pulverize
Headbutt
Trample
Unbreakable Will

Alistar Guide

Learn Alistar with our Alistar guide. Learn about Alistar's strengths and Alistar's weaknesses, and harness key insights to optimize your playstyle. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to Alistar, our guide provides the tools you need to dominate the battlefield.
Key Insights
  • Alistar
    P
    's heal is doubled for nearby allied champions.
  • Alistar
    Q
    can be used during
    Alistar
    W
    to cancel its knockback and instead knock up the enemies in the AoE.
  • Alistar
    E
    will only stack if an enemy champion is being damaged by it.
  • On cast,
    Alistar
    R
    cleanses Alistar of ALL crowd control.
Strengths
  • Has a very strong level 2/3 with
    Alistar
    W
    +
    Alistar
    Q
    .
  • Alistar
    W
    can be used into a thick wall to hold a target in place rather than knock them back, allowing Alistar to extend his CC chain.
  • Excels at roaming with his CC tools as well as turret diving and frontlining with
    Alistar
    R
    .
  • Strong with items boosting durability and support utility.
Weaknesses
  • Very weak at level 1 since he only has access to either
    Alistar
    Q
    or
    Alistar
    W
    when his combo needs both, and can be heavily punished during this time.
  • Alistar
    Q
    and
    Alistar
    W
    both have a 14 second cooldown at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
  • Alistar
    W
    +
    Alistar
    Q
    combo can be dodged with mobility spells.

Alistar's Trends for ARAM

Stay ahead of the curve with the latest win rates, pick rates, and ban rates for Alistar. Our Trends section offers a deep dive into how Alistar is performing in the current meta, with data from the last five patches.
Win Rate

49.8%

(-0.9%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate

4.5%

(+0.4%)
vs last patch